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Zechariah 9 - Introduction

God defendeth his church. Zion is exhorted to rejoice for the coming of Christ and his peaceable kingdom. God's promises of victory and defence.

Before Christ 517.

THIS chapter begins with announcing the fate of the Syrians, Sidonians, and Philistines, contrasted with the better prospects of the Jewish nation. It foretels the coming of the Messiah to Jerusalem, and the peace of his kingdom. The restoration of Israel and Judah is afterwards predicted, together with a series of glorious victories and great prosperity, which are set forth at large in this and the next chapter.

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See also Zechariah 9 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    The occurrence of a new heading, The burden of the word of the Lord, which occurs again in Zechariah 12:1, and elsewhere only in Malachi 1:1, warns us that a new section begins here. We are no longer...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Burdens of the Word of the Lord. Chaps. 9 14 Abruptly and with no preface beyond the title, _The Burden of the Word of the Lord_, prefixed to each of them (Zechariah 9:1; Zechariah 12:1), the lat...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CHAPTER XXXVII PREFACE TO SECTION II The opening verse of Zechariah, chapter nine, marks the beginning of the truly apocalyptic section of the prophet's work. As has been previously indicated, the pr...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 (d-0) * (The title of this Book, 'Zechariah'), Said to mean, 'Whom Jah remembers.' Darius, (e-10) As Haggai 1:1 ....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    IX. On the date and genuineness of Zechariah 9-14, see _Introduction._ It has been urged as an argument for the earlier date of Zechariah 9:1, that this oracle speaks of several cities and kingdoms as...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    "ZECHARIAH" (9-14) "Lo, thy King cometh to thee, vindicated and victorious, meek and riding on an ass, and on a colt, the foal of an ass." "Up, Sword, against My Shepherd! Smite the Shepherd, that t...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO ZECHARIAH 9 This chapter treats of the conversion of the Gentiles, before spoken of in general, now particularly named; of the coming of Christ into the world, and the advantages of i...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    * God's defence of his church. (1-8) Christ's coming and his kingdom. (9-11) Promises to the church. (12-17)...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    This Second Main Section In Chapter s 9-14 Probably Came Later in Zechariah's Life and It Concentrates on the Eschatalogical Future When God Will Finally Bring All His Work to Fruition. Many years hav...

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